articleAll eyes on Peak
After an extraordinary year of twists and turns in the world of eCommerce, Andy Mulcahy says there’s one question on everyone’s mind as we look to the future…what does it all mean for peak trading?
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articleHyper-local or hype?
As retailers continue to work out how to get online orders to customers as quickly and cheaply as possible, hyper-local fulfilment is the buzzword. Mike Burke looks at the concept through the prism of grocery retail.
articleHard won lessons
The performance of logistics providers during the pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the wider economy’s dependence on a robust, agile, and reliable supply chain. Emma Verkaik learns from BCMPA members how the challenges of 2020 have been formative in their handling of growth in our post-Covid world.
productZalando extends robot fleet
THE ONLINE retailer is expanding its fleet of Magazino robots by 20, joining 8 shoe-box picking bots already in place.
newsAvison Young predicts tougher logistics property market from 2023
AVISON YOUNG has unveiled research that it says lays bare the scale of changes to the property sector since 2017, and outlines how it is likely to change in two years.
newsRecord take up predicted for warehouses
DEMAND FOR UK logistics and industrial space continues to power ahead with the 16.1m sq ft taken in Q3 pushing availability to record lows, according to new data from Cushman & Wakefield.
productCommercial food delivery carried out by drone
DRONE COMPANY Aerit completed Sweden’s first commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) food delivery in collaboration with Region Halland using its autonomous drone the Nimbi.
productMobile robot market revenues up 20% in 2020
NEW RESEARCH from market intelligence firm Interact Analysis shows that mobile robot revenues and shipments grew significantly in 2020 compared to 2019, regardless of delays in commissioning and the postponing of projects as a result of the pandemic.
articleZebra unveils end-to-end fulfillment solution
THE PACKAGE builds on the firms’ acquisition of Fetch Robotics and is designed to enable end users to streamline order, batch, case, pallet and each picking workflows and automate material transport.
newsPop-up depot launched
Hermes UK has opened a pop-up distribution depot at Meteor Park, Aston, in Birmingham.
productCrossbay expands into Poland
The pan-European urban logistics real estate platform, has acquired its first two assets in Poland.
newsMulti-storey warehouse planned for London
St George and SEGRO have entered a joint venture to deliver their first UK multi-storey industrial development in the London Borough of Brent.
productMaster Data Analyzer stops storing and shipping fresh air
SICK IS launching the Master Data Analyzer to the UK market.
newsLocus Robotics opens European HQ to assemble AMRs
THE NEW facility in Amsterdam will support Locus’s existing EU and UK customer base, including assembly for the local market.
productGift packaging
KITE PACKAGING has added a spectrum of shredded paper and tissue to its gift packaging repertoire.
productHelping eComm ops scale up quick
SEALED AIR has launched a new paper void fill system to help E-commerce companies meet the challenges of quickly scaling up and satisfying fast growing demand for orders.
productSmall parcel sorting for Yodel
THE PARCEL firm has partnered with Hexapole, a specialist sortation company based in the Netherlands, to optimise sorting capability for small parcels at its Shaw sortation centre in Oldham.
producteComm warehouse demands box storage
NELLY, AN online retailer of fashion and beauty products in the Nordic countries, relied on the expertise of AR Racking and its distributor and strategic partner Rudells, who have designed and installed a narrow aisle racking solution (VNA racking) adapted to the storage of boxes in a 1,360 m2 area of the new warehouse.
productFlexible refrigeration
THE AMAZON Effect has shifted grocery buying trends, with the future of grocery storage and distribution lying with flexible refrigeration.
productIKEA implements Micro-Fulfillment concept
IKEA HAS launched a new store concept with an automated small parts system by Swisslog.
